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1 “Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries” (GCP/RAS/280/JPN) Agenda of The FAO Regional Training Workshop: “Enhancing Effective Participation in Codex Activities in ASEAN Countries” 8-11 September, 2015 Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, Japan Tuesday, 8 September (Day 1) 08:30-09:00 Registration 09:00-09:30 Overall facilitator

• Ms. Shashi Sareen

Senior Food Safety & Nutrition Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific(FAORAP) Opening session (Agenda Item 1)  Introductory remark

• Ms. Shashi Sareen(FAORAP)

 Welcome Remarks

• Ms. Yayoi Tsujiyama

Director for International Affairs, Food Safety and Consumer Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF), Japan and Vice Chair, Codex Alimentarius Commission  Opening remark

• Mr. Jonathan Hatwell

Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to Japan, European Union(EU) Photo session 09:30-09:55 Introduction (Agenda Item 2) Self-Introduction of participants Overview of the project: its objective, outputs and activities Objectives and methods of the training course

• Mr. Makoto Sakashita (Project Coordinator, FAORAP)

2 Structure and functioning of Codex Alimentarius Commission 9:55-10:35 Importance of Codex Alimentarius Commission and its Structure and Functions (Agenda Item 3) History of Codex and its objectives Codex Alimentarius Commission statutes – mandate, membership, structure Codex Committees and subsidiary bodies

• Ms. Shashi Sareen (FAORAP)

10:35-10:50 Coffee Break 10:50-11:30 Elaboration of Codex standards(Agenda Item 4) General principles and procedures Codex documentation (ALINORMS, Circular Letters) Practical exercise: Testing Codex online information tools

• Ms. Annamaria Bruno (Codex Secretariat)

Impact of Codex Standards on International Trade 11:30-12:30 International agreements governing food trade-WTO/SPS and TBT and dispute settlement process

• The impact of Codex standard on international trade. inter alia, dispute

settlement (Agenda Item 5)

• Ms. Ella Strickland (European Commission, EU)

12:30-14:00 Lunch Development of Regional/ National Positions 14:00-15:00 Role of Regional Coordinator (Agenda Item 6) Role of regional coordinator

• Ms. Yayoi Tsujiyama (MAFF, Japan)

Development of regional positions(EU / CCEURO)

• Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU)

15:00-15:30 Developing National or Regional Positions/ Written Comments[Case studies] (Agenda Item 7)

• Inorganic Arsenic in Rice (CCCF): National Position Based on Science
• Mr. Hidetaka Kobayashi (MAFF, Japan)

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 15:45-16:30

• Sardine (CCFFP) : Successful Compromise
• GM Labelling (CCFL) : Face Saving Conclusion
• Mr. Jerome Rene Robert Lepeintre (EEAS - EU)

16:30-16:55

• Development of Regional and National Position for Codex

Ms.Viengxay Vansilalom (Lao PDR)

3 16:55-17:20

• The Vietnamese Standards of Fish Sauce: National Position Based on

Science

• Ms. Thu To LIEN (Vietnam)

17:20-17:50 Preparation of the Mock Session (Agenda Item 8)

• Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU)
• Ms. Bernadette Klink Khachan (European Commission, EU)

18:00 Reception Dinner Wednesday, 9 September (Day 2) Current work in Codex Committees: mandate, the result of the 38th CAC, and key issues most relevant to the region(Agenda Item 9) 09:00-10:10 The results of the 38th CAC (30min)

• Ms. Ella Strickland (European Commission, EU)

Commodity Codex Committees (20min, respectively): CCFO Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU) CCFFV Ms. Naoko Takahata (MAFF, Japan) 10:10-10:25 Coffee Break 10:25-12:25 Horizontal Codex Committees (30min, respectively): CCRVDF Ms. Annamaria Bruno (Codex Secretariat) CCFH Mr. Hajime Toyofuku (Yamaguchi University, Japan) CCCF Mr. Hidetaka Kobayashi (MAFF, Japan) CCFA Mr. Kazuhiro Sakamoto(MAFF, Japan) 12:25-13:30 Lunch Mock Session (Agenda Item 10) Trainers: Ms. Ella Strickland (European Commission, EU)

• Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU)
• Ms. Bernadette Klink Khachan (European Commission, EU)
• Mr. Jerome Rene Robert Lepeintre (EEAS, EU)
• Ms. Annamaria Bruno (Codex Secretariat)
• Mr. Hajime Toyofuku (Yamaguchi University)
• Ms. Yayoi Tsujiyama (MAFF, Japan)

13:30-15:30 Mock session: Preparing national/ regional positions [Group Exercise] 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 15:45-17:00 Mock session: Preparing national/ regional position [Group Exercise] 17:00-17:30 Mock session: Proposing new work in Codex

• Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU)

4 Thursday, 10 September (Day 3) Mock Session (Agenda Item 10) [Continuation] 09:00-9:30 Mock session: Meeting between delegations + Exchange of views with other delegations [Group Exercise] 09:30-10:30 Mock Session: Plenary of CCMMP Chair: Ms. Yayoi Tsujiyama (MAFF, Japan) Codex Secretariat: Ms. Annamaria Bruno (Codex Secretariat) 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-12:30 Mock Session: Continuation of the plenary session of CCMMP 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Discussion/ Debriefing: Lessons learned from the Mock Session

• Ms. Eva Zamora Escribano (European Commission, EU)

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 15:45-16:30 Explanation of Field Trip

• Ms. Aya Orito-Nozawa (MAFF, Japan)

Friday, 11 September (Day 4) Field Trip 09:00-15:00 Milk processing plant, Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. Evaluation and Closing 15:00-15:30 Feedback & Evaluation (Agenda Item 11) 15:30-16:00 Closing session at MAFF (Agenda Item 12)  Summary of the training workshop

• Mr. Atish Kumar Sen (FAORAP)

 Closing remarks

• Ms. Shashi Sareen (FAORAP)
• Ms. Yayoi Tsujiyama (MAFF, Japan)

 Delivery of Attendance Certificates